In developed countries, the working age population will shrink from 740 million to 690 million between 2000 and 2025. In developing countries, it will increase from 3 billion to 4 billion people.
There are 119 democratic states out of a total of 192 countries in 2000, as compared to 22 democratic states out of 154 countries in 1950. In 1948, only 41 non-governmental organizations had consultative status in the UN; now there are 2,091.
"In a world where corporations are increasingly engaged to provide solutions, business leaders will find that this report is a key navigational tool for setting their companies on a course of profitable growth that rewards shareholders, serves society, and protects the environment," said Tomorrow's Markets project director Dr. Don Doering of WRI's Sustainable Enterprise Program.
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There are 119 democratic states out of a total of 192 countries in 2000, as compared to 22 democratic states out of 154 countries in 1950. In 1948, only 41 non-governmental organizations had consultative status in the UN; now there are 2,091.
"In a world where corporations are increasingly engaged to provide solutions, business leaders will find that this report is a key navigational tool for setting their companies on a course of profitable growth that rewards shareholders, serves society, and protects the environment," said Tomorrow's Markets project director Dr. Don Doering of WRI's Sustainable Enterprise Program.
Reprinted with the permission of the World Resources Institute:
http://www.wri.org
and in our LINKS section